Chapter 1018: Chapter 1018: Are the Six Little Ones Up to Something?

By the time they came out of the operating room, it was already afternoon, long past lunchtime.

A normal C-section takes about an hour, not to mention this one included a spleen repair, with Liu Yiqing as the lead surgeon.

"Feeling relieved now? Your daughter is very healthy, crying loudly. Your wife has also finished the surgery and will be fine after a few days in the hospital," said Liu Banxia after seeing the patient’s husband.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you. I’ve already seen my daughter," the patient’s husband said, wiping his tears.

"Feeling better, right? Don’t dwell too much on the negative. You need to work hard for your wife and child. Now that your little girl has arrived, you should strive even harder," Liu Banxia encouraged.

"Liu Yiqing, help escort them to the ward, then come find me in the cafeteria for a meal. Shortly, Liu will explain how to care for them. The spleen injury wasn’t severe and was directly sutured for repair."

The patient’s husband nodded vigorously. Although he was very grateful to Liu Banxia, he didn’t have time to worry about them now, as he held onto his wife’s hand.

For him, today was truly a day of mixed emotions.

On the way to the hospital, he felt there was no hope left. Now, not only was there hope, but the outcome was this good.

Liu Banxia didn’t mind and gave Liu Yiqing a wink, then returned to the emergency center lobby.

Back in the lobby, he was taken aback, "Dr. Zhang, did you wrap up even faster than us?"

Zhang Xiao shook her head with a wry smile, "We couldn’t save him. The injury reached the cerebral artery, temporarily sealed off by a pencil tip."

"And there was already some brain damage, even after calling Director Xiao over, we couldn’t save him. Just a kid, and now there’s a life on his conscience."

"Honestly, I didn’t expect this. At the time, it seemed like nothing serious," Liu Banxia said.

"Later, there was edema and increased intracranial pressure. We talked to the family, but they still wanted to try anyway, but unfortunately, we couldn’t save him," Zhang Xiao added.

"Nobody wanted this to happen. I’ll clean up a bit and then go eat," Liu Banxia nodded.

It’s really beyond anyone’s control. An injury to the cerebral artery causes massive bleeding that emergency treatment can’t handle. If it was less bleeding, there might be a chance, but with such trauma, it’s unlikely to be small.

Arriving at the cafeteria, there were still quite a few people eating at this time, mainly because not all surgeries finish smoothly as planned.

"Director Liu, another surgery today? Why so late? Here, this pig’s trotter was specially saved for you," Zhou Qiang said with a grin.

"Manager Zhou, that’s very thoughtful of you. Let’s have a few dishes tonight," Liu Banxia replied with a smile.

"Those little hungry wolves, gotta feed them regularly or they’ll revolt. Still need them to work diligently,"

"No way, such good kids wouldn’t do that. What standard should the meal be tonight?" Zhou Qiang asked.

"You handle it. Just keep it low-key, so no one accuses me of showing off. Actually, I’m just quite happy. Leave it to you, it’s like adding some dishes for everyone," Liu Banxia said.

"Alright, let’s make two dishes: salted stir-fried chicken slices and fried meat segments. Leave it to me; no problem," Zhou Qiang replied.

After such a long time working with Liu Banxia, these small things don’t bother anyone.

"Teacher Liu, are there any tasty dishes left?" At this point, Liu Yiqing rushed over animatedly.

"Yes, you get a pig’s knuckle," Liu Banxia said earnestly.

"That’s too cruel, giving such a small portion. I really need to rush back to work. Otherwise, I’d ask Manager Zhou for a rice bowl," Liu Yiqing muttered.

"Haha, don’t worry, look at this," Zhou Qiang said, like a magician, pulling a chicken leg from the warming box.

"Manager Zhou, what’s this about?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

"The pig’s trotter is for you, and the chicken leg is from Xu Yino for her. Since we never know when you guys will finish, and she said Dr. Liu’s appetite hasn’t been great recently," Zhou Qiang explained.

"Haha, Nuonuo is the best," Liu Yiqing said with a beaming smile.

"Alright, won’t bother you guys anymore, we need to tidy up too and prepare for dinner. There are quite a few patient meals ordered today, need to do it properly," Zhou Qiang said with a smile.

"That’s why you’re a discreet money-making beast. When you make great food, earning money is no problem," Liu Banxia added.

Zhou Qiang was content; it’s true the money comes in, but it also requires hard work.

The patients often have a poor appetite and their diet requires a lot of attention — some things they can’t eat, some they can’t drink, so we must put in extra effort with the meals.

Liu Banxia and Liu Yiqing thoroughly enjoyed their meal. According to Liu Yiqing, it was a great success, even though it was just a pig’s knuckle with meat on it.

"So, how’s the afternoon looking? Busy?" After returning to the emergency center, Liu Banxia asked.

"It’s alright, about the same as every day. But because of your surgery this morning, everyone’s busy preparing, so you need to hold the fort a bit longer," Qi Wentai replied.

"Alright, I don’t have other plans today. I’m on duty tonight anyway, so I’ll stay outside," Liu Banxia nodded.

It’s a change brought by his own actions, so as the deputy director, he needs to support subsequent situations.

Anyway, he’s quite relaxed now, thanks to the diligent performance of the ’Six Little Ones.’ He doesn’t need to worry much about the ward, which is rather exceptional.

Trying to bring up the system to see what’s going on, the prompt still says it’s updating. According to his understanding, it might be a big update, not a small patch.

Anyway, whatever it is, it’s bound to benefit him in some way.

Then he noticed that the six little ones kept glancing at him, which definitely meant something was up.

Hands behind his back, he strolled over to Su Wenhao.

"Teacher Liu, is there something you need?" Su Wenhao asked.

"I was about to ask you, do you have something going on?" Liu Banxia asked.

"No, really nothing." Su Wenhao quickly responded.

"Sigh... you’re so honest, I don’t even feel like bullying you." Liu Banxia shook his head helplessly.

"Teacher Liu, I’ll get back to work then." Su Wenhao said and moved over to Xu Yino.

Liu Banxia felt puzzled, there was definitely something going on, Su Wenhao’s demeanor was just too suspicious. But what exactly was it?

When he had lunch with Liu Yiqing earlier, the girl didn’t show anything either. She’s the worst at hiding things, but she was just very calm earlier.

So the result is quite apparent, it’s much like diagnosing a condition. The most likely issue revolves around Xu Yino, no matter what it is, it certainly cannot be unrelated to her.

Then Liu Banxia walked around with his hands behind his back, this time his target was obvious, directly moving over to Xu Yino.

This girl wasn’t busy at the moment, just holding a book to read. Who knows what Su Wenhao said to her earlier, but she seemed to be keeping her composure now.

What kind of person is Liu Banxia? He’s stubborn. Now that he’s sure it’s Xu Yino, he just supervises her from the side. You read your book; I’ll drink my herbal tea.

Let’s see who can outlast whom.

"Teacher Liu, what are you trying to do?" Xu Yino put down her book and asked helplessly.

"Nothing, you read, if there’s anything you’re not clear about, feel free to ask me," Liu Banxia said.

"Then I’ll read first, and if there’s anything I don’t understand, I’ll ask." Xu Yino said seriously, then picked up her book again.

Internally, she was quite upset. Why did they target her?

"Oh my god, lucky it wasn’t me they targeted." Liu Yiqing said pitifully after glancing from the treatment room.

"Exactly, that’s why I didn’t tell you from the start." Huang Bo said while cleaning a patient’s wound.

"Isn’t that your director? Wasn’t he supposed to be really good? We even mentioned it during our chats," the patient said.

"He’s good, but he’s too strict. We plan to prepare a little surprise for him, but we don’t want him to find out. Oh, please don’t tell him," Liu Yiqing blurted out, only realizing the situation seemed a bit off after speaking.

"Don’t worry, I won’t say anything. It’s Doctor Huang who sutured my wound, it’ll heal soon." The patient said with a smile.

"The main thing about our Teacher Liu is that he’s just too impressive." Huang Bo said.

"His medical skills are top-notch, he’s definitely a standout among his peers. When he guides us in learning, he’s unparalleled, otherwise, we wouldn’t have progressed so fast."

"So we’re planning a surprise for him, but he’s too meticulous. It must be that one of us slipped, and he figured it out."

"Is he really that extraordinary?" The patient was also curious.

"That’s why his medical skills are so good, it’s because of his detailed observation. Oh no, we shouldn’t say more, he’s coming over, we need to keep it a secret." Liu Yiqing quickly stood up straight after speaking.

"You two are here, it’s a bit of a waste." Liu Banxia said as he walked in.

"Teacher Liu, isn’t there supposed to be an assessment for debridement and suturing? We need to review, so we can do the assessment." Huang Bo said.

"Oh, is that so? Then you need to work hard. This is routine work you could do blindfolded, what’s the need to be so serious?" Liu Banxia said casually.

"Director Liu, there’s a patient who came in on their own, complaining of leg pain, should we take the case?" At that moment, Qi Wentai shouted.

"On my way." Liu Banxia responded, then turned to look at Liu Yiqing, who was feeling a bit uneasy under his gaze.

"Why are you looking at me? Let’s go on the rounds," Liu Banxia said.

"Oh, right, let’s do the rounds then." Liu Yiqing said and hurried out.

Liu Banxia turned to Huang Bo, "Interesting, isn’t it? Heh heh."

After speaking, he walked out, hands behind his back.

"Oh my god, the pressure is too much, I didn’t even dare to breathe deeply. No need to guess, he definitely figured it out." The patient said.

Huang Bo gave a bitter smile, "Exactly, it’s really troubling."

Truly helpless, but what can we do? Liu Banxia is just too observant.